Carol Shields
Carol Shields was one of Canada’s most prolific and esteemed writers, with multiple literary prize wins and a special talent for writing for women. Although Shields was born in Illinois, she moved to Canada when she was 22, where she lived until her death in 2003. She worked as a Professor at the University of Ottawa, the University of British Columbia, and the University of Manitoba. One of her most well-known novels is The Stone Diaries, which won the Pulitzer Prize, the Governor General’s Award, and was nominated for the Booker Prize. Despite her battle with breast cancer, Shields remained active in the literary world over the last five years, writing a biography of Jane Austen, a collection of short stories, and her last novel, Unless. Though she died 5 years ago today, Shield’s legacy lives on through her writing.
